| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Woodrow Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Shake (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Stephen Smith is fouled on the floor by Lee Brame - foul #2 on Lee Brame, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Noel Shake travels with the ball | 26-26 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lee Brame | 29-26 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Raymond Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Shaiming Chin | 29-29 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols tips it but misses | 29-29 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Lee Brame pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Raymond Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Smith | 29-32 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Norman Shannon and he's fouled by Shaiming Chin - foul #3 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Paul Seabolt (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Stephen Smith, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake | |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Raymond Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | Raymond Smith steals the ball from Frank Bunger | 32-32 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is whistled for traveling | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), Yuan Chu (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Justin Jackson, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Shaiming Chin (SF) Raymond Smith, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Funsan Arrambide (fresh) SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Reilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Woodrow Grant denies the turnaround by Gabriel Bruno | 32-32 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Gabriel Bruno is called for the reach on Paul Seabolt - foul #1 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Cody (SG) Frank Bunger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Noel Shake (PF) Woodrow Grant | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | George Cody misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Wendell Teems | 32-32 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Noel Shake scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 32-34 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide's pass is intercepted by Noel Shake | 32-34 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | George Cody steals it from Paul Seabolt | 32-34 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | George Cody hits the finger roll | 34-34 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Stephen Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 34-34 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | George Cody hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Yuan Chu | 37-34 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Frank Bunger (SG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF), Nick Nichols (C) Funsan Arrambide, George Cody, Yuan Chu, Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Woodrow Grant (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Wendell Teems, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake, Paul Seabolt | |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson hits the follow up shot | 39-34 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 39-34 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is hacked by Nick Nichols - foul #3 on Nick Nichols, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Woodrow Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Stephen Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Lee Brame gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Justin Jackson - foul #4 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (C) Stephen Smith, Ronald Soucy, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-34 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Wendell Teems grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Noel Shake travels with the ball | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Woodrow Grant | |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Paul Seabolt blocks the short jumper by Justin Jackson | 39-34 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Lee Brame snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Shaiming Chin is called for the reach on Frank Bunger - foul #4 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), Yuan Chu (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Justin Jackson, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Woodrow Grant (SF) Wendell Teems, Shaiming Chin | |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Noel Shake | |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Gabriel Bruno picks off the pass by Paul Seabolt | 39-34 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Frank Bunger - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Cody (SG) Frank Bunger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG) Raymond Smith | |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide knocks in the floater from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Frank Bunger (SG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF), Nick Nichols (C) Funsan Arrambide, George Cody, Yuan Chu, Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SF), Noel Shake (C) Paul Seabolt, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Noel Shake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson misses the dunk | 41-34 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Noel Shake is whistled for a carry | 41-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Shaiming Chin (SF) Wendell Teems, Stephen Smith | |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger lays it up and in on a great pass from Norman Shannon | 43-34 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is fouled on the floor by Lee Brame - foul #3 on Lee Brame, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Raymond Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Lee Brame throws it down | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Noel Shake is hacked by Nick Nichols - foul #4 on Nick Nichols, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Yuan Chu (SF) Justin Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Noel Shake | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Seabolt | 45-34 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Cody (SG), Gabriel Bruno (PF) Frank Bunger, Lee Brame | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG) Shaiming Chin | |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | George Cody can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-34 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Raymond Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Smith and the foul's on Norman Shannon - foul #1 on Norman Shannon, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG), Herbert Reilly (C) George Cody, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | Noel Shake (PF) Woodrow Grant | |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gabriel Bruno | 47-37 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Noel Shake lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Seabolt | 47-39 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Seabolt - foul #2 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF) Norman Shannon, Yuan Chu, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Shaiming Chin (SF) Raymond Smith, Ronald Soucy | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Stephen Smith connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Teems | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Funsan Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Herbert Reilly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Noel Shake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-41 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Nick Nichols (C) Funsan Arrambide, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG) Wendell Teems | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Raymond Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Raymond Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Shaiming Chin | 48-44 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-44 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Stephen Smith scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Smith and he's fouled by Justin Jackson - foul #2 on Justin Jackson, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Grant (PF) Paul Seabolt | |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Noel Shake gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-47 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Noel Shake tips it home | 48-49 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger is hacked by Stephen Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Noel Shake can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lee Brame - foul #4 on Lee Brame, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Noel Shake makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Noel Shake makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Raymond Smith is called for the reach on Nick Nichols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 3 from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols is hacked by Raymond Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Smith, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Lee Brame steps in front of the Raymond Smith pass | 57-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Smith - foul #3 on Stephen Smith, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Yuan Chu (PF) Lee Brame | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Stephen Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols runs out the clock | 59-54 |